Hi, I'm Jorrel
Computer Science Student @ Princeton University
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
Minors in Statistics & Machine Learning, Robotics
Passionate about Software Engineering, AI/ML, and Systems Programming
My Experience
Software Engineering
Software Engineering Intern @ Vanguard
May 2025 - Present
Developed full-stack applications for AWS account tracking and personal finance management:
- Built AWS account tracking application using AWS Lambda, S3, and Angular frontend
- Implemented LLM-powered transaction classifier with AWS Bedrock and DynamoDB
- Created RESTful API for transaction data management
- Leveraged Agile methodologies in fast-paced development environment
AI & Backend Software Engineer Intern @ PlayMaker
December 2024 - May 2025
Engineered AI-powered contract analysis system for sports sponsorship optimization:
- Built contract analysis pipeline using Google Cloud Services and PostgreSQL with pgvector
- Developed RAG chatbot with Gemini LLMs for contract inquiries
- Created automated Asset Extractor module for identifying sellable contract items
- Implemented vector embeddings and similarity search for efficient data retrieval
Electronics and Control Systems Intern @ Princeton Physics
May 2023 - September 2023
Contributed to NASA's FLOATing DRAGON Balloon Challenge project:
- Implemented autonomous control systems in C++ for glider navigation
- Developed algorithms for glider stabilization and flight path control
- Created Hardware-in-the-loop pipeline with MATLAB, reducing development time by 40%
- Conducted extensive testing and validation of control systems
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary research team under NASA contract
Teaching & Leadership
Avionics Sub-team Lead @ Princeton Rocketry Club
September 2024 - May 2025
Pioneered and spearheaded development of Princeton Rocketry SRAD Flight Computer:
- Successfully used in launch to 30,000 feet at Spaceport America Cup in June 2025
- Led team of 8 peers to develop computer powered by STM32 microcontroller
- Implemented air-brake control system for accurate flight paths
- Developed custom radio protocol for communication
- Integrated Kalman filters for on-board sensor data filtering
Teaching Assistant - Multiple Courses
February 2025 - Present
Supporting student learning across multiple computer science courses:
- TA for Data Structures and Algorithms (COS226)
- TA for Intro to Systems Programming (COS217)
- Grader for Full-Stack Web Development (COS333)
Research Experience
Interested in AI/ML Research!
Protein Homology Detection Using Protein Language Model Embeddings
Princeton University ยท January 2025 - May 2025
Developed a novel protein homology detection method utilizing fine-tuned protein language model (PLM) embeddings and contrastive learning:
- Addressed scalability limitations of traditional sequence alignment tools like BLAST
- Achieved significant improvement in homology detection accuracy relative to BLAST
- Engineered solution delivering 5X speedup in homology search using Meta's FAISS library
- Optimized embedding space for protein homology discrimination
- Enabled scalable search over large protein databases
Technical Skills
Technologies and tools I've worked with across my projects and experience.
Programming Languages
Cloud & AWS
Frameworks & Libraries
Data Science & ML
Databases & Tools
Specialized Skills
Resume
Updated July 2025
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